SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OFF-BOARD OBJECT DETECTION BY A VEHICLE

A control circuit that receives first image data from a first camera on a vehicle. The circuit, using the first image data, determines a first in-focus region defined by a first depth of field (DoF) within a first image frame. The control circuit detects an object in the first in-focus region. The control circuit receives second image data from a second camera on the vehicle. Using the second image data, the control circuit detects the object in a second in-focus region, defined by a second DoF, within a second image frame based on the first image data. The second DoF may be greater than the first DoF. The control circuit determines a characteristic of the object from the second image data, and may operate the vehicle using the vehicular operational data.